Trump says Irish border Brexit ‘wall’ will work out well
08 June 2019 |
2:45 pm
The US president said he didn't think there'd be any problem with the border "wall" in Ireland. He was quickly corrected by his Irish host, who said any such barrier was the last thing the country needed.
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